Window and the like



Sept. 13, 1932. Q W, LEFEBVRE 1,877,631

WINDOW AND THE LIKE Filed Agg. 29. 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 29.1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 M M W M M WW W /w 9 7// ,0/ e A ,.2 7 if Si., A )ihl// ///w/ w ///VV\` 5 su. 8 f 4 3 Sept- 13, 1932 c. w. LE FEEVRE WINDOWAND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 29, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 far-f Patented Sept.13, i932 UNITED STATES CHARLES W. LE FEBVRE, or CHICAGO, ILLINOISVWINDOW AND THE LIKEV Application" ledpaugust 29, 1930. serial No.478,755. p

This invention has to do with certain improvements in windows and thelike. The features of the invention are particularly applicable to theconstruction and operation of 5 windows of that type in which the sashare mounted for Vvertical movement in the casing. -Y i The'main objectof the invention is to provide a window construction which is soarranged that the sash thereof can beV swungV or turned out into theroom in order to make them accessible for cleaning or similaroperations. In this connection, it is particularly an object to providean arrangement such that both the upper and lower sash Vcan be thusturned or swung out into the room when in the lowered position, in whichposition they are most easily accessible for cleaning and similaropera-tions. In this Vconnection 2U it is noted that it is customary toplace the upper sash at the outside face of the lower sash so thatduring the raising and lowering operations the upper sash passes oroccupies a position at the outside face of thelower sash. Furthermore,it is customary to provide for a certain amount of lap, or overlyv ingface to face engagement of the top rail of the lower sash and the bottomrail of the top sash when the sash are in their normal closed position.This overlap insures such an engagement between the adjoining sash as toinsure a weather tight or air tight con tact between the parts.

It will be noted, in connection with the foregoing circumstance, thatupon raising the lower sash to the raised position as ordinarilyestablished heretofore, the lower edge of said sash does not rise highenough to allow the upper edge of the upper sash toV pass beneath i' itwhen the upper sash is fully lowered.Y In

other words, according to previous construc-V tions the two sash willinterfere to such an extent that it is not possible to 'swing the uppersash inwardly by a simple pivoting or hinging operation. i l s One ofthe features of the presentv invention relates to the provision of aconstruction :n which there is provided an eXtra amount of head room orspace above and in line with rne lower sash so that when said sash israised Vto the provision of an improved construcit may bel moved up aneXtra distance into i said head room so as to raise its lower edge highenough to permity the top edge' lof the upper sashl to VVswing beneathVitwhen the upper sash ismoved toits lowermost posi-v tion. 1 ff Anotherfeature of the inventionrelates to the provision of a very simple Vandstrong construction for 'supporting both of the sash and permitting themto slide readily, while at the same time establishing Vthe necessaryhinging relationship.

Another feature of the invention relates to r the provision of animproved construction of stop strip, which can be readily slid up out ofthe way in order to permit the sash to be swung out into the room underth proper conditions. Y

Another feature of the invention relates tion of parting strip which can`be readily removed in order to allow the Lipper sash to be swung outinto the room when it is lowered to the proper position. 1

Another feature of the invention relates to the provision of an improvedconstruction embodying the slide and the hinge connection for'l thesash, said slide being so `arranged as to'also malreproper provision forconnection of the counter balance weight thereto.

n vOther objects and uses of the invention willv appear from a detaileddescription of the same, which consists in the features of constructionand combinations of parts herein. after described and claimed.

In the drawings: Y- Y Y VFigure l shows a face View of a windowcasing,together with upper and lower sash therefor,all of said partskembodying :the features of the present invention;A Y

Figure 2 shows across section on the lineV 2-2 of Figure l, looking inthe direction of the arrows, and it shows by dottedlines 4the manner in`which the two sash can be swung out into the room; Y i .l Figure 3shows a'section on :the lineIS.-S3' of Figure 1.',lookin-g-inthezdirectionof the arrows, the same havingl reference to the uppersash; 5' i Figure 4 shows a Vsection onf-the' line vIt of Figure 1,looking in the direction of the arrows, the same having reference to thelower sash;

Figure shows a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, looking inthe direction of the arrows, and it shows the additional head roomprovided for the lower sash, the lower sash being shown in`- loweredposition by full lines and in raised position by means of dotted linesFigure 6 shows an edge view looking at the right-hand edge of Figure 1;l

Figure 7 shows an edge view looking at the left hand edge of Figure 1 5Figure 8 shows a fragmentary section on the line 8 8 of Figure 1,looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 9 shows a fragmentary viewsimilar tothat of Figure 3, butillustrating a modi- `fiedtype of constructionof the slide.

In the different views Figures 3, 4, 8, and 9,-are on enlarged scale ascompared to the remaining figures.

'The construction illustrated includes a casing having the side portions10 and 11, the head 12, and the sill portion 13. The construction alsoincludes the upper and lower. sash 14 and 15 respectively. For purposesof convenience the sash as well as the casing are shown as being madeprincipally of wood construction although manifestly sheet metal or'other suitable construetions might be used.

As shown especially in Figure 5, the lower rail 16 of the upper sash 14and the upper rail 17 of the lowersash 15 overlap when the sash are inthe closed window position, which is illustrated in Figure 5. vAsonefeature of iny invention, I provide a slotted opening 18 in the headportion 12 and above and in line with the lower sash l5 so that saidlower sash can be raised an extra distance as shown by the dotted linesin Figure 5. Preferably a false cap or head 19 is placed over theslotted opening 18 but sufficiently elevated to permit thenecessaryfreedoin ofmovement of the lower sash intothe full dotted lineposition. This movement is sufficient to permit the sash 14v to swingbeneath the fully raised lowerl sash as will be evident froniin'spectionof Figure 5. In that ligure, the dotted line 20 indicates the bottomedge of the fully raised lowersash and the dotted line 21 indicatesthe-top edge of the fully lowered upper sash and comparison indicatesthat Vthe sash ,can pass as already explained.

Examination of Figures 2 and 4 shows that there is provided a slideplate 22 for the lower sash. This vslide plate passes through a slottedopening 23 in one side of the window casing, `which slotted opening maybe extended the full height of the casing if desired. lThe inner edge 24of this slide plate is hooked as shown in Figure 4 and is thus adaptedtofengage the tongue portion of an angle-bar 25 which extends verticallyinside of the casing and is secured to the casing in suitable manner asby means of the screws indicated in Figure 4.

The edge portion of the slide 22 slightly overlies the edge of the lowersash 15 to which it is hingedly connected as shown at 26. The result isthat the lower sash can be turned out into the room as shown by thedotted line position of Figure 4. Preferably a-n angle bar 27 is securedto the slide adjacent to the Yface of the casing as shown in vFigure 4,so'as to assist in guiding the parts `during their: sliding movement andalso to make the construction more air-tight.

The strip 28 is secured tothe face of the casing in fiont of the hingededge vof the lowersash 15. As clearly shownin Figure 4 iii particular,the face 29 of the strip 28 is eut back or 'relieved so as to providethe necessary clearance to allow the upper sash to swing out into theroom as will be presently explained.' y

Due to the fact that the slide plate 22 extends for substantially thefull height or verticaldimension of the lower sash,.a very strongsupport is provided for the lower sash so as to take care' of the severetendency to rock or rotate the slide 22 about a horizontal axisextending at right angles to said slide.

A'Ihereis also provided a slide plate 3() for the upper sash 14, saidplate 30 extending through aslotted Yopening 31 in the other side of thecasing; and the inner edge 32 of the slide plate 30 is bent or hookedover to engage an angle bracket 33 secured to the insideportion of thecasing in manner similar to that already explained with re spect to thelower sash. Likewise, the slide plate 30 extends through the casing andslightly overlies the edge of the upper sash 14 to which it is hingedlyconnected by the hinge connection 34.

Strips 35 and-36 are permanently secured to the sides of the casinginposition to guide the ,outside face edges of the upper sash 14.

The other edge of the lower sash 15 is guided by a specially constructedstrip, the detailsof which are best shown in Figures 3, 5, and 8. `Ihisstrip includes a slidable section. 37 of vertical dimension somewhatgreater tlia-n that of the lower sash. Said strip 37 is provided withangle strips 38 and 39, secured to its inside edge corners. 'Ihe centralportion of the backface of the strip 37 is cut away or recessedvertically to receive a plate 40. vSaid plate is secured to the face ofthe'casing by means for screws and in proper spaced relationship byVmeans of a spacer strip 41. The result is that the angle plates 38 and39 hook behind and engage the plate 40 which thus guides the strip 37 inits vertical movements.

f Thek strip 40 extends the full height of the Preferably achannel-shaped boX strip 42 A is secured to the face of the casing abovethe position of the lower sash so that the strip 37 will run up intosaid strip 42 and thus permit the two parts to be telescoped together.This will establish a finished appearance tor the structure and at thesame time assist in guiding the sliding movements of the strip 37.

There is a parting strip 43 permanently secured to the casing betweenthe edges of the upper and lower sash at the hinged edge ot the uppersash as shown in Figure 3. There is a removable parting strip 44 betweenthe upper and lower sash at the position of the swinging edge of theupper sash 14 (see Figure 4). This removable parting strip 44 is carriedby a plate 45 which can be slid back beneath another plate 46 which hasits upper and lower edges permanently connected to the casing. Uponswinging the lower sash out into the room or upon raising the lower sashto the full extent, this parting strip 44 can be slid or pulled out intothe room as will be clearly evident from examination of Figure 4.

It will be evident from the dotted line 47 in Figure 4 that the swingingedge of the upper sash can pass the strip 28 by reason of the fact thatthe face 29 of said strip is cut back or relieved as shown in Figure 4.

Each of the slides 22 and 30 is provided with a bracket 48 in whichthere is connected a cord 49 passing up over a. pulley 50 in the upperportion ot' the casing and `carrying a counter-weight 51 at its lowerend, all of which is best illustrated in Figures 6 and 7.

In the modified construction of Figure 9, the slide plate 52 is shown ofangle form instead of straight as in Figures 3 and 4 in particular. Vhenusing this angle form the slot 53 in the casing may be offset from theposition of the hinge 54. Also, when this construction is used it ispossible to provide a weather strip 55 which extends forwardly from apositionbeneath the casing strip 56 to overlie the central angularportion of the slide, occupying a position between said angular portionand the edge of the sash. This will materially improve the weatherresisting qualities of the structure.

Vhile I have herein shown and described only certain improvements of thefeatures of my present invention, still I do not intend to limit myselfthereto except as I may do so in the claims.

I claim:

1. In a window construction, the combination of a casing, upper andlower sash therefor, and means for individually supporting said sash topermit them to slide freely up and down independently of each other,together with removable parting and guide strips 1ocated at oppositesides of the' casing, said removable parting strip including a partingmember, together with a relatively thin plate to which said partingmember is connected, said plate normally lying in face contact with theface of one side of the casing and between Y the casing and the edge ofthe upper sash, and the slidable parting strip including telescopingmembers, the larger of which is permanentlysecured to the upper portionof the side of the casing, and the lower Vof which is slidably connectedto said side of the casing and in position to telescope upwardly intothe rst mentioned section,substantially as described.

2. In a window construction, the combination of a casing, upper andlower sash slidably mounted therein, and guide strips for said sash, atleast one of said guide strips being movable from a working position toa non-working position, said guide strip includf the non-workingdescribed.

CHARLES W. LE FEBVRE.

